ReadWriteWeb’s Top Trends of 2011: HTML5
On 07/26/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, digital audio, digital video, tools, videoconferencing,
by Daniel Christian
How to give your webcam video an audio punch: Use a shotgun microphone — from ReelSEO Video Marketing by Grant Crowell
On 07/25/2011,
in biology, chemistry, computer science, creativity, data related items, digital learning, e-publishing related items (EPUB and more), education technology, emerging technologies, engineering, faculty, geography / geology, graphics, higher education, innovation, interactivity, mathematics, physics, research, science, tools, user experience (UX), vendors, visualizing information,
by Daniel Christian
On 07/18/2011,
in digital textbooks, e-books, e-readers, publishing, student-related, textbooks, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Amazon rolls out textbook rentals for Kindle, promises discounts up to 80 percent — from by Donald Melanson
Addendum on 7/18/11:
- Textbook rentals come to the Kindle: Probably not a money-saver — from ReadWriteWeb by Audrey Watters
On 07/18/2011,
in A/V -- audio/visual, corporate / business world, learning spaces, library / librarians, smart classrooms, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Some excerpts from SmartDesks.com — my thanks to Mr. Cal Keen at Calvin College for these resources
Nice elevated flooring design here:
Addendum later on 7/18/11:
- Get the Most Out of Your Learning Space — from Chief Learning Office by Natalie Morera
Corporations can learn much from higher education institutions when it comes to utilizing physical learning spaces. When used properly, they can facilitate better learning.
Quo vadis, LMS? Trends, predictions, commentary — from CampusTechnology.com
The LMS market is in flux. According to a 2010 survey conducted by the Campus Computing Project, Blackboard‘s dominance of the higher education market declined from 71 percent in 2006 to 57 percent in 2010. Open source alternatives Moodle and Sakai have continued to make inroads, as has Desire2Learn–together they now control over 30 percent of the market. The entry of Instructure, whose Canvas LMS recently scooped up the business of the Utah Education Network, provides an additional plot twist. And hanging over it all is the imminent migration of hundreds of legacy Blackboard clients to new systems as their existing platforms are retired.
Often overlooked in the numbers game, though, are more fundamental–even philosophical–questions about the evolving role of the LMS and its ability to meet the needs of higher education today. If the debate of recent years has been between open source and proprietary systems, the focus is gradually shifting to how all of these systems will tackle the thorny issues of informal learning, social networking, assessment, and a mobile learning environment.
To gauge what the future may hold, CT asked leading educators and vendors for their thoughts on the evolution of the LMS in higher education.
On 07/12/2011,
in 21st century, 24x7x365 access, Apple, career development, cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, computer science, mobile technologies, pace of change, tools, trends, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Some numbers from App Store turns 3 years old [tipb.com by Rene Ritchie]
- The App Store had XXX apps on day one
- A year later it had over 56,000 that had been downloaded over 1 billion times
- Last year it had over 225,000 apps — 8500 iPad native — and over 5 billion downloads
- As of last week we’re over 425,000 apps — 100,000 iPad native — and over 15 billion downloads
On 07/12/2011,
in 24x7x365 access, blended learning, digital audio, digital learning, digital video, distance education, higher education, hybrid learning, multimedia, online learning, tools, vendors, videoconferencing, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
Some items re: Blackboard’s announcement of their Collaborate product:
- Blackboard Collaborate: Overview — from Bb
- Blackboard Launches New, Real-Time Collaboration Platform Built for Education — prnewswire.com
- Blackboard Collaborate formally launched at BBWorld 2011 — from zdnet.com by Christopher Dawson
E-learning tools round-up: five to watch — from kineo.com by Cammy Bean, who shares her views on 5 new tools from ASTD 2011
On 06/28/2011,
in cloud-based computing / apps / other cloud-related, Microsoft, tools, vendors, web-based collaboration,
by Daniel Christian
On 06/27/2011,
in 21st century, A/V -- audio/visual, adjunct faculty, career development, colleges, community colleges, corporate universities / corporate training, digital audio, digital video, faculty, higher education, K-12 related, professional development, student teaching/teacher education, teachers, teaching & learning, tools, training / L&D, vendors,
by Daniel Christian
Check out the Teachscape Reflect product — looks very promising!
Excerpt:
What if you could accurately capture everything that happens in the classroom? Imagine being able to catch every detail of teaching and learning, and then being able to review the captured material online anytime, anywhere, to assess instructional practices.
By combining 360-degree video and high-quality audio capture with online collaboration tools featuring research-based frameworks—including Charlotte Danielson’s Framework for Teaching—Teachscape Reflect delivers a classroom observation system and virtual professional learning community anchored in a common definition of teacher effectiveness.
From DSC:
We may be investigating this product for use with supporting remote student teachers. But Reflect can also be used for professional development purposes as well.
Also see:
- Video Tools Take Panoramic View of Classrooms — from EdWeek.org by Ian Quillen
Teachscape’s omnidirectional camera is used to capture in real time a 360-degree classroom scene. In the video stream it creates, both the instructor and the students can be seen. —Zhigang Zhu/Department of Computer Science, City College of New York and CUNY Graduate Center
New software and hardware tools are being developed to help teachers get a more panoramic view of how things are going in their classrooms